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UNCITRAL-secretary on reforming Investor State Dispute Settlement
After high publicity cases where companies have been awarded billions of dollars in damages from developing countries, Investor State Dispute Settlements, ISDS, in recent years has met critique. But what would happen if there was no ISDS? Who better to answer that question but Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, UNCITRAL, and Director of the International Trade Law Division in the Office of Legal Affairs of the UN Secretariat.
Romanian Court clarifies who can administer institutional arbitration in Romania
In a landmark decision, Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice confirmed that non-governmental organizations of public interest in Romania may administer institutional arbitration only if authorized by law, resolving legal uncertainty. In this news article, Cosmin Vasile, a member of the SCC Arbitrators’ Council and partner at Zamfirescu Racoți Vasile & Partners in Romania, analyses the decision and provides some key takeaways.
Settled in at Regeringsgatan 29!
Second day at the new SCC office in Stockholm – Case Administrator Sanna Willebrand and Legal Counsel Christoffer Coello Hedberg feel energized and inspired.
Natalia Petrik new Deputy Secretary General
As of April 1, Natalia Petrik has resumed the role as Deputy Secretary General and Head of Business Relations at SCC.
“The arbitrator community should reflect its audience”
The SCC, as well as other institutions, play an important role in making sure that the pool of trained arbitrators is diverse, says Lotta Knapp Lönroth, Senior Manager at Vinge and board member of
SCC board appointed 49% women as arbitrators
The SCC statistics for 2021 reflect the state of the business community during the second year of the Covid-19 crisis. The length of SCC arbitrations from referral to award remained short despite the
The power of international arbitration
The SCC’s mission is to facilitate trade and business since 1917. Today, Secretary General Kristin Campbell-Wilson reflects on the power of international arbitration as a peaceful mean of resolving
SCC Express nominated for GAR Awards
Best innovation of the year? We are happy to announce that the SCC Express is nominated at the GAR Awards 2022.
Eva Kalnina: More demand for speedy decisions – interim and final
Wisdom, courage and an innovative mindset. These are valuable traits in an arbitrator of today, says Eva Kalnina, new member of the SCC Board, who feels enthusiastic about contributing to the SCC´s
Robin Oldenstam: SCC is a well-oiled machinery
“My aim as chair will be to draw on the vast experience and knowledge of the Board to ensure that the decisions made continue to be of the high quality for which the SCC is known.” Robin Oldenstam,
SCC Digital Week trendspotting event – now available online
A recording of our event at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm – Trendspotting in commercial dispute resolution from the business perspective – is now available online.
Third Party funding in arbitration – more commonly used
The number of third party funded dispute resolution cases at SCC and other arbitration institutes around the world increases every year. In the aftermath of the pandemic, this way of financing